Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Westville, Indiana, in LaPorte County, has about 5,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Westville is held at the county jail, run by the La Porte County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Westville
The county jail, run by the La Porte County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Westville, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the La Porte County Sheriff's Office at laportecountysheriff.com/inmate-information (page title: Inmate Information | La Porte County Sheriff's Office), phone 219.362.6548, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The LaPorte County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 350 people, down from about 380 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 367 beds, and it ran at 104 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
LaPorte County has about 111,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 32 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the LaPorte County Jail
The La Porte County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Westville (filed by the FBI as Westville Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Westville.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in LaPorte County: the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (state agency); La Porte Metro Operations Drug Task Force (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Michigan City's 1,504 for 2024, Trail Creek's 1,152 for 2025 and the La Porte County Sheriff's Office's 950 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in LaPorte County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,077 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Westville arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Indiana Department of Correction lists its inmates at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov/idoc-ofs-1.0.2/ofs.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Westville?
Look on the custody page of the La Porte County Sheriff's Office at laportecountysheriff.com/inmate-information, or call 219.362.6548. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the LaPorte County jail?
About 350 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 367 beds.
What is the phone number for the LaPorte County jail?
219.362.6548, the number on the page of the La Porte County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in LaPorte County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Westville website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.